回収（かいしゅう、kaishuu）
- recovery

The Japanese word 回収回収 (かいしゅう, kaishū) generally means "collection," "recovery," "retrieval," or "recall." It implies bringing something back, gathering something together, or taking something back from where it was. The specific meaning depends on the context. 回収 can refer to collecting physical items, gathering information, or even recalling products.

⚫︎壊れた製品を回収する。 Translation: To collect/recall the broken product. ⚫︎使用済みインクカートリッジの回収にご協力ください。 Translation: Please cooperate with the collection of used ink cartridges. ⚫︎アンケート結果を回収する。 Translation: To collect the questionnaire results.

You use 回収回収 in situations where you are bringing something back or gathering it together. ⚫︎ It’s common in business contexts to refer to product recalls. ⚫︎ It’s used when talking about collecting items for recycling or disposal. ⚫︎ It can be employed when you're gathering data or information, such as survey results.

回収回収 is written using the kanji 回収. The reading is always かいしゅう (kaishū) in hiragana. There are no other ways to write the word. The okurigana is fixed.

⚫︎ 収集 (しゅうしゅう, shūshū) - Collection; gathering (generally more broad). ⚫︎ 取り戻す (とりもどす, torimodōsu) - To retrieve; to get back. ⚫︎ リコール (rikooru) - Recall (loanword).

⚫︎ 配布 (はいふ, haifu) - Distribution; allocation. ⚫︎ 廃棄 (はいき, haiki) - Disposal; discarding. ⚫︎ 放出 (ほうしゅつ, hōshutsu) - Emission; release.

欠陥が見つかったため、その製品は全て回収されました。 ・Translation: Because a defect was found, all of those products were recalled. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 回収 to describe a product recall due to a problem with the product.

古くなった雑誌を資源回収に出す。 ・Translation: I take the old magazines out for recycling. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 回収 to talk about recycling materials.

The word 回収 is a compound word. ⚫︎ 回 (かい, kai) means "times," "turn," or "round." In this word, it implies the action of "going around" or "returning". ⚫︎ 収 (しゅう, shū) means "to receive," "to collect," or "to gather." Therefore, 回収 literally means "to collect back" or "to gather back".